The last few months have not been easy for Shakira. Parting with Gerard Pique, moving from Barcelona, trial in the local court for . Fortunately, a nice surprise was waiting for the singer at the end of 2023. In the summer, the authorities of her hometown, Barranquilla, announced that they would erect a monument in her honor. And it has just been unveiled.
Shakira comes from Colombia. The authorities of her hometown erected a monument to her
Shakira was born in the city of Barranquilla and although she left her hometown to pursue her career, she is still closely connected to it. She is strongly involved in charity activities in Colombia, where the foundation she founded has been operating since the 1990s. A few years ago, she financed the construction of a building in her hometown. The authorities of Barranquilla decided to honor the singer and erected a 6.5-meter-high bronze monument to her.
The author of the monument is the Colombian sculptor Yino Marquez, who cast the bronze sculpture for several months. Shakira herself was not present at the monument unveiling ceremony, but her parents showed up on her behalf. However, the singer thanked the Barranquilla authorities via social media.
The Shakira statue is 6.5 meters high. The singer was absent from the unveiling
it is not only a way to honor the artist, but also an attraction that can attract tourists. The 6.5-meter Shakira was immortalized in the famous pose from the music video for the hit “Hips Don’t Lie”. The monument was unveiled on December 26, the birthday of Shakira’s mother, as the singer herself mentioned on Instagram.
I’m glad I can share this with my parents, especially my mother on her birthday.
– she wrote on Instagram. The photos she published show her parents and brother. Shakira is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado, but the artist’s father had nine children from a previous marriage. The singer is close to her family, especially her brother Tonino, who often accompanies her on tour.
Source: Gazeta
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